Watchman s time-recorder



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D. HEPP. WATGHMANS TIME RECORDER.

Patented Oct. 5,1897.

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No. 591,254. Patented- Oct. 5,1897.

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WATGHMANS TIME RECORDER.

No. 591,254. Patented Oct. 5,1897.

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DANIEL IIEPP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATCHMANS TIM E-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 591 ,254, datedOctober 5, 1897.

Application filed January Z5,1897.. Serial No. 620,632. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL IIEPP, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in \VatchmensTime-Recorders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to watchmens timeregisters or detectors of thatclass or description in which the watchman is required to visit certainstations at predetermined times and there operate the mechanism whichwill record the time of his visits.

The object of the invention is to provide a recording apparatus locatedat some central point, which is electrically connected with all thestations in such a manner that when electrical connection is establishedbetween a station and the recorder by means of a portable electricgenerator carried by the watchman the tiine of the visit of the watchmanwill be recorded.

It is also an object to provide an alarm which is sounded whenever thewatchman fails to visit any station at the proper time. This alarm maybe located at the residence of the person in authority over the buildingor other place where the watchman is employed'to watch, and wheneversounded it indicates that the watchman is not attending paratusconstructed in accordance with myinvention, the door of the casing beingremoved. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, the side of the casingbeing removed to show the interior thereof. Fig. 3 is an end view of themagnets by which the recording mechanism is operated. Fig. 4: is alongitudinal sec- .tion of the same. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section ofthe same. Fig. 6 is an elevation showin g the alarm mechanism. Fig. '7is a similar View showing the parts in a different position. Fig. 8 is adetail sectional View showing the means for elevating therecording-roll. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section on the line 00 m, Fig. 8.Fig. 10 is a detail side view of the same. Fig. 11 is a sectional viewof the'portable generator and connector, showing the connector appliedto the casing at a station by' which electric connection is establishedbetween the station and the recording apparatus. Fig. 12 is a sideelevation of the connector. ,.--Fig. 13 is a top view of thecircuit-closing casing and connector applied thereto. Fig. 14 is ahorizontal section on the line Ct at, Fig. 11. Fig. 15 is a detail viewshowing the arm which carries the recording-disk and the manner ofconstructing the same. Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic view showing thecircuits between the electromagnets and the stations. Fig. 17 is anelevation of the recording-roll. Fig. 18 is an elevation, on an enlargedscale, of the means for supporting and elevating the paperroll cylinder.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates the casing ofthe recording apparatus, provided with a door 1 with a lock thereon, soas to prevent access being had to the interior of the casing byunauthorized persons. Located in the upper part of this casing is aclock-train (not shown) having hands 3 and a dial 4. In the lower partof the casing is a rotatable and vertically-movable cylinder 43, uponwhich is wound a paper strip 5, provided with a number of longitudinaland vertical lines. This cylinder is so connected with the clockmechanism as to make a single revolution every twelve hours, thedifferent hours being represented by the vertical lines on the paperform or strip, while the horizontal lines represent the differentstations.

The numeral 6 designates a'shaft at the upper end of the cylinder,provided with a bevel-gear 7, which meshes with a corresponding gear 8on the arbor 9 of the hour-hand of the clockunovement.

The lower end of the cylinder is supported by a plate 10, provided witha depending sleeve 13, mounted upon a stud-shaft 14. Thisstud-shaft atits upper end is provided with a recess 15, in which is located aballbearing 16, and has the lower end of the sleeve beveled, as seen at17, forming a seat for the balls 18, located in a groove 19 in a flange20, formed intermediate the ends of said shaft. These balls form thebearin gs for the sleeve.

The numeral 21 designates a pin passing through the sleeve and engagingwith a pcripheral groove in the stud-shaft for holding the sleeve inplace thereon. The lower end of the stud-shaft tits in a socket 23 of aplate 24, secured to the casing 1, and is provided with a pin 25, whichprojects through vertical slots in said socket. This pin passes looselythrough apertures in a lever 26, pivoted at one end to a lug 27, and hassecured to its free end two spring-arms 28, which pass through anopening in a curved upwardly-extending arm 2.). The sides of thisopening are formed with opposite slots 30, with which are adapted toengage outwardly-extending blades 31 on the spring-arms to hold thelever in place.

The object of the mechanism just described is to elevate the cylinderstep by step each day for a week, or seven days, so as to bring newportions of the paper form into coincidence with the recordingmechanism. This is accomplished by contracting the springarms, whichwill disengage the blades from the slots 30, when the lever can beraised until the blades register with the next slots below,when thespring-arms are released, and the blades will engage with saidlast-mentioned 'slots. This movement of the lever will. elevate thecylinder and paper form and is repeated each day until the week hasended.

The recording mechanism hereinafter described will indicate time of thewatehinans visits at the different stations each day, and by this meansa weeks record is kept on each form or slip.

Located in the casing at the upper end of the cylinder is the recordingmechanism, eonstrueted as follows: The numeral 32 designates a castingsecured to the casing provided with a vertical plate St, the ends ofwhich are turned at a right angle and secured to the casting 32. Thisplate S iat one side is formed with a number of reetan gular slots 35,through which pass armatures 3G, pivoted at one end to a vertical rod37. These armatures are held in place in the slots by means of a plate38, bolted to plate 34, and passing through said plates areadjusting-screws 30 for limitin g the movement of the armatures. Pivotedto the end of each of these armatures is arecording-disk holder 40. Thisholder is made from a single piece of sheet metal of the form shown inFig. 15that is to say, it consists of two arms 41, connected together bya web t? and provided at each end with apertured disks 43 1st. The web-12 is bent over at the center, so that the two arms will be parallelwith each other, as shown in Fig. 15, the disks -'I--lengaging with thearmatures and pivotally connected therewith. The free ends of thearmatures are made with extensions 41,

which are adapted to engage with a curved plate secured to the door ofthe casing or cabinet when the door closed, which will throw the disksinto close proximity with the cylinder. Springs 4-6 throw the arniaturesaway from the cylinder when the door is open, so that they will notinterfere with removing the cylinder when desired. Felt marking-disks 45are pivoted to the opposite ends of the arms il. These disks are to besaturated with any suitable marking fluid. The numeral 4.0 designatessprings secured to said armatures and to the castings S2 for returningthe levers to normal posit-ion after their electromagnets, hereinafterdescribed, have been demagnetized by breaking the electric circuit.

The numeral i7 designates electromagncts of any suitable constructionand eorrcsarponding in number with the number oi. the stations, therebeing one magnet for each siation. These magnets are located in troutot' the armatures, and the wires of each magnet extend to the stationwith which it corresponds. In the present instance there are ten magnetsshown, each being connectm'l with a socket L8 ateach station.Thcscsockets are all identical with each other and consist of acylindrical casing all), having apertured lugs 50 for the passage ofscrews for securing it to a wall or other place or object. The lower endof this casing is formed with a reduced bore 51, formed with oppositerccesses 52, in which are seated the wires 53 and 54-, leading to theeleetromagnets.

The numeral 56 designates a circuit-ole ing plug or connectionconsisting of a cylindrical block 57, having a reduced lower end. 58.This plug is made of rubber or other insulating material in two partsconnected togetherbyscrews. At the upper end it is p revided with arectangular finger-hold 50. Passin g down through this plug are two cond uc tors 6O 61, the ends of which are bent laterally outward and extendthrough the lower end of the plug, so that when the latter is insertedin the casing the said projection will engage in the recess 52 andcontact with the wires 01. the electromagnet and thus establish acircuit from a magneto-electrical generator with which the conductorsare connected, when the generator is operated to generate an electrical.circuit.

The numeral (32 designates the generator, which may be of any ordinaryor suitable eonstruction, which is to be carried by the watch man as hevisits the various stations. For convenience the generator should besecured to the watchmans belt.

I will now describe the means for sounding an alarm when the watchmanfails to record his visit to any stat-ion.

Located in the casing 1 is a wheel 63, so connected with the clockmovement as to make a revolution every four hours--that is to say, itmakes a quarter-revelution each hour. Mounted on the shaft of this wheelis ITO shaft.

a ratchet-wheel 64, which turns with said This ratchet wheel is held onthe shaft by frictional contact therewith only and is provided with aradial arm 05, provided with a contact projection 67. Connected withthis arm is a conductor 68, extending to one pole of an electric battery69, the other pole of which is connected with an electric bell 7 0,located at any place or point desired-say, for instance, at theresidence of the owner or superintendent of the building in which thewatchman is employed. This bell is also connected by a conductor 71 witha pivoted contact 72, provided with a knob 73.

The numeral 7% designates an electromagnet the wires 7 5 and 76 of whichare connected with each of the eleciromagnets which operate therecording mechanism.

The numeral 78 designates a pivoted armature working in guide 79,provided with an adjusting-screw 80. The free end of this armature isbent downwardly and formed with a hook 81, which is adapted to engagewith the teeth of the ratchet-wheel.

The operation of the invention is as follows: The paper form is placedon the cylinder and the clock-movement is started, causing the cylinderto be rotated at the rate of one revolution every twelve hours. Thewatchman in going his rounds as he visits each station successively willinsert the plug of his generator in the circuit-closing socket and willgive the handle of the generator a turn or two, generating an electriccurrent which will flow to the electromagnet in circuit with the socketof such station, magnetizing the same and causing its armature to beattracted, which will cause the recordingdisk carried by the armature tobe pressed against the paper form, making an impression thereon, as seenin Fig. 5.- By means of the lines drawn on the form the time when thestation was visited can be readily ascertained by the person inauthority inspecting the form the next day or at some subsequent time.The absence of these impressions will show that the watchman failed tovisit the station. In case the watchman fails to visit a station at theproper time and insert the circuit-closing plug this bell is soundedautomatically as follows: Atthe commencement of the movement of theclock-train the arm 05 of the ratchet-wheel 64 will occupy aperpendicular position and will move at the rate of one quarter of arevolution per hour. \Vhen the watchman inserts his plug in acircuit-closing socket to record his visit, as before stated, asecondary circuit will be established between therecording-electromagnet and the alarm-sounding magnet. This will causethe armature 7 S of this magnet to be operated, when the hook on the endthereof, engaging with the ratchet-wheel, will turn the latter backwardto normal position, the wheel being connected with its shaft byfrictional contact only. lVhen the current is broken, the armature willdrop down to norpeated, and the ratchet-wheel and its arm will bereturned to normal position. The ringing of the bell will notify theowner or superintendent of the neglect of the watchman, so that aninvestigation may be made to ascertain the cause thereof.

lVhile I have stated that the ratchet-wheel makes one-fourth of arevolution each hour, it is obvious that this rate can be changed, asall that is necessary is that the ratchet and arm when moved back by thearmature when a station is visited shall rotate so that the arm willstrike the contact-piece at about the time the next station should bevisited if the watchman neglects his duty. The contactpiece 72 ispivotally connected, so that it can be turned back by the knob in,the'daytime and be out of the way of the arm 65.

Each day for a week the cylinder containing the paper form is elevated astep by the lever at the lower end thereof to bring a new surface intocoincidence with the recordingdisks. In this way a weeks register of thewatchmans doings will be made on the form.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In awatchmans time-recorder, the combination with the rotatable cylinder,the supportingplate, and the verticallymovable shaft, provided withpins, of the socket, having opposite slots through which said pinsproject, the pivoted lever, the spring-arms provided with blades, andthe plate having an opening, the sides of which are formed with slotswith which said blades engage, substantially as described.

2. In a watchmans time-recorder, the combination with the rotatablecylinder, the supporting-plate, the sleeve and the stud-shaft providedwith a pin, of the socket in which said shaft is stepped, having a slotthrough which said pin projects, the pivoted lever, the spring-armsprovided with blades, and the IIO plate having an opening, the sides ofwhich arms provided with blades, and the platehaving an opening, thesides of which are formed with slots with which said blades engage,substantially as described.

t. In a Watchmans time-recorder, the combination with therecording-electromagncts, of the armature, the diskholders pivotedthereto each consisting of a piece of sheet metal, bent over to form twoparallel arms and the felt disks pivoted to the free ends of said arms,substantially as described.

5. I11 a watchmans time-recorder, the combination with the casing, therotatable cylinder, the reeording-electromagnet-s, the station socketsor casings, and the conductors connecting said magnets and sockets, ofthe shaft provided with a cog-Wheel adapted to mesh with a train ofclock-gearing located in said casing, the ratchet journaled on saidshaft and rotating therewith by frictional contact, provided with acontact-arm, the pivot contact-piece with which said arm is adapted tocontact by the rotation of said ratchet, and the electric bellelectrically connected with said arm and contact-piece, substantially asdescribed.

(3. In a Watchmans time-recorder, the com bination with the casing, therotatable cylinder, the electromagnets, the station sockets or casings,and the armatures and recordingdisks, and the conductors connecting saidsockets and electromagnets, of the shaft provided with a cog-wheeldriven by a clockmovementlocated in said casing, the ratchet journaledon said shaft and rotating by frictional contact therewith, providedwith a contact-arm, the contact-piece with which said arm is adapted tocontact by the rotation of said shaft, the electromagnets electricallyconnected with said first-mentioned electro magnets, the conductorselectrically connect ing said arm and contact-piece with the same, thepivoted armature provided with a hook adapted to engage with saidratchet and the bell in circuit with the electroniagnets con nected withsaid arm and contact-piece, substantially as described.

7. In a \vatclnnans time-recorder, the combination with the cabinet andthe door provided with a curved plate at the inner side, of therotatable Vertically-movable l'orm-cylinder, the pivoted arniatures andmarking:- disks, the sprin for tl irowin g said disks away from saidcylinder, the arms secured to the free ends of the armatu res againstwhich said curved plate strikes when the door is closed, to force thearmatures into close proximity to the cylinder, the station-sockets andthe conductors connecting'them with said electroinagnets, substantiallyas described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoallixed my siguatu re in presence of two Witnesses.

DANIEL ll ltlP. lVitnesses:

G. W. SCIIAAR, EDWARD Ilnnomcusox.

